The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-11-02


he said that Deputy Dykes was on; L
then gave myself up to him and came
10 Provo; went around the way l did
because [ was afraid some OF them
Irish might get after me and dl not
want trouble with them; | fired the
gun once between Mammoth and Santa |
quIn; shot at dog IN the canvoE; |
knew FJ1he rty by sight; supposed it
was Dan Coffee; ne and Coffee looked |
alike; met tlaherty the night of the
lyDching with others coming up the
road after the lynching; this same man,
F'iahertv, or Coffee, as | called him
that were there2" | said, no. / don't
want to know Flaherty then said to me:
You HEEL, AND GET OUT OF THIS"
at the same time advancing towards me;
told him l had a gun and knew how
to use it; did not see him again
until on the 7th of this month;
old not go back into the cabin after
| the shooting; did not throw myself on
the dead man and cry; went directly to
the saloon; the black-hanaled gun
never was out of orGer; l had oiled and
cleaned 1t up on the day of the shoot
ing; was not drunk that night; had
| huence of liquor; had taken three or
four drinks of whisky before the shoot
ing; SAW Flaherty in the saloon that
| day and Gil Johnson; might have
recognized tlaherty; did lot mention
| him To Gil Johnson or call his atten-
| ton to HIM in any Nay.
! Cross-eXamined by prosecution
! Have carried a revolver since July,
1885, lived in Tinuc since 1872; had
peen at the Mammoth about two
| months prospecting and WORKING some;
Jack Dillon gave me permission to stay
at his room; was in the habit OF going
in the west room some; had only one
drink on the morning of the 7th to k
dinner with my uncle, MIR, Wilson;
| into the saloon few minutes after din
ner; did not take drink; Hart and l
went up TO Smiths cabin; went back to
the saloon and saw Leech. Donahue,
Fiaherty and Johnson; l did not
say anything to anyone; looked
at the papers a few minutes,
then went over to Bill Royle's
cabin remained there about two hours;
then went with Sill Johnson to L~tch s
cabin, as he had just come to Royles
cabin; went for
THE FIRST BOTTLE OF WHISKY
about quarter to o'clock. Golden
Elmer was al the saloon and got the
whisky for ne; only bought two bottles
of WHISKY That day, anu the first Was
about 5 O'cluCk, am sure; 1t Is not true
| that | went to the saloon about 2
o'clock for whisky; did not see john
son go in Leeeh's room; he was near
Dill0n's bed when Leecn gave me the
$40 to go for liquor; Johnson re-
manned there about fifteen minutes, If
he was there all the time l Was gone TOR
the WHISKY; the only conversation L
had with Lsech was that be asked me
to 60 for &he whisky: when | came
back with the whisky, Leech was stand
lag III the east room L then took 1t IN
and gave il to t'iaherty and Donahue;
LeeGh old not go into the west room
then; | brought the bottle back AID
gave Dillon and Johnson a drink;
Leech then took the bottle III the west
! room; | then walked back to where
! johnson was as [ had talked to MIN
about selling MIN pistol; Johnson saw
| the pistols lying at the head of the
! bed, on top, and Johnson said That
| looks pretty bad;' Dillon started to 20
Ouf of the cabin as | showed the pistoIs
to Johnson; did Lot say there was
BATTsRY ENOUGH TO STAND OFF ANY
Racket
moth Dg said about racket; forget
what reply mad co job son; had not
been to the cabin since 8 O'Clock in the
morning until [ came with Johnson I
only ssw Johnson once there; little
WhIle after came back, | handed LeeCh
bis change for the $40; II was JUST few
MINUTES after ), when Dillon and John
son had left; Dillon told me TO look out
! for Johnny, ald | told him | would,
! and wOuih keep Inc change I'LL morn
| ing; don't think he told me to look out
| for myself; don't remember of him
giving me any caution at all; we were
| both in the east room when | gave
! Leech the change; | went and got q
| book AID sat down TO read; was III the
west room; the Others were sitting on
! the bed. talking to themselves while i
was re ding to myself; l was reading
! Oue Huuored Choice pieces of Poetry,
! No. 81" | read two pieces; Douahue
sat at The head of the bed, Leech III the
center and Flaherty ct the foot; sat
on little box in the southwest corner
of the room; after l read those two
pieces Leech was playing on the fiute;
was reading by candle light; II was
| light when i went in the room; after
Leech played tune or two, We all had
drink; Leech asked me if l knew
any Irish pieces, and l rtcited
two; Leech played the flute then, and
they wanted something TO drink, but
the bottles were empty, and Leech
asker me TO go and get a bottle of
whisky ; was near 8 o'c ock tim; john
son me- in just little while before
O'Clock and asked if We weren't gong
down 10 supper; they eclIned to go;
said they HAD sent ont for some oysters
aud crackers; vent after be second
bottle an was gone about fifteen min
utts; Leech gave ne $6 that time to get
some oysters and crackers b. sides the
whisky: Mr.. Wheeler was buy wnen |
went into the store ard | did not get
toe oysters ana crackers; L gave gun
TO FanertY about o'clock, wnen l was
showing 1t 70 Johnson.
Noon, adjournment.